Sentence examples for positive reason from inspiring English sources

The line between negative retributivism and retributivism that posits a weak positive reason to punish may seem vanishingly small.

The positive reason to ratify is that giving up nuclear tests enhances security.

The positive reason is that Clegg is clearly bright, energetic and articulate.

I guess the most positive reason for revising is to actually do well in the exam.

But they needed a positive reason to vote for Mr Lazio.

Abbott wants to know if Kevin Rudd can give the voters a positive reason to vote for him.

If the crown remains unclaimed, she suggests, it may be for a positive reason – namely that it is redundant.

The author suggests that there is a positive reason for telomeres to get shorter as the cell divides.

He urged his party to adopt a new tone, saying, "There's got to be a positive reason to support Republicans".

The positive reason is that, when we are battered by the forces of the incomprehensibly large, the small, known and local looks increasingly attractive.

Indeed, Jones has elsewhere argued that the contemporary abundance of anti-Darwinian prejudice is a positive reason in favour of discussing human evolution.